Sartell Senior Connection
hosts “The King’s Speech,” a
British historical drama, during
its movie night at 6 p.m. Friday,
Feb. 21 at the Sartell District
Service Center, 212 3rd Ave. N.
The film follows George VI’s
life while overcoming a severe
stuttering condition he had endured since his youth. Winner
of the Academy Award for best
picture. Popcorn is provided but
bring your own beverage. See
you tonight.

Registration now open
for Summer Fastpitch Softball

The Sartell Fastpitch Softball Association is forming girls
8U, 10U, 12U, 14U, 16U and
18U summer teams. Registration
deadline is Monday, March 31.
(Pay by Saturday, March 15 and
receive last year’s rates.) For
information about our league or
to register, visit www.sartellfastpitch.com. A parent meeting will
be held at 6 p.m. Tuesday, March
4 in the Sartell District Office.
If you are unable to attend and
would like more information,
please contact Bill Davison at
320-291-4069. Like us on Facebook! www.facebook.com/SartellFastpitchSoftball.

City asks help to prevent
water line freezing

Area cities have all recently
experienced water service lines
freezing, and Sartell is noticing
a greater proportion occurring
in cul de sacs. The water line
that runs from the city’s main to
inside the building is the owner’s
responsibility, and the best way
to prevent the service line from
freezing is to keep the water
moving or running. A pencil- or
pinkie-finger width is effective
to prevent freezing. The cost of
thawing service lines is expensive
and it can take more than a day
to get a contractor there to thaw
it, so property owners should
consider running their water, particularly if the property is on a
cul de sac or if you notice any
drop in water pressure, drop in
water temperature and/or discoloration. For more information,
visit www.sartellmn.com.

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tips and answers to the
Match the Love Song contest!

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Patron

Augustin leads tour down Oscar’s memory lane

by Dennis Dalman
news@thenewsleaders.com

Shirley Temple, the most
world-famous and beloved of
all child movie stars, won the
first “Special Juvenile Oscar”
at the 1935 Academy Awards
ceremony.
She died Feb. 10 at her California home at the age of 85.
Temple was just 7 when she
was given an Oscar, still the
youngest winner in the 86-year
history of Academy-Award recipients.
That was one of many fun
facts in a presentation about
the history of the Oscars Feb. 11
by Sartell resident and former
Sartell Middle School science
teacher John Augustin at the
Sartell Senior Connection. A
long-time Oscar buff, Augustin
was unaware Temple had died
the day before and expressed
stunned surprise when an audience member told him. He
had already prepared to talk
about Temple and even had a
photo of her presenting a best
actress Oscar to Claudette ColOscar • page 8

photo by Dennis Dalman

Stunned by surprise, Jan Sorell accepts a best-actress Oscar from John Augustin for her role in
“The Senior Connection.” At right is Bill Morgan, who won the best-actor Oscar for his performance, also in “The Senior Connection,” an intriguing mystery movie about a group of people,
mainly elderly, who live in a Minnesota city named Sartell. Augustin, a former Sartell science
teacher and long-time Oscar buff, invited his audience to pose and have fun spoofing with
his “prop” Oscars after his talk about the history of the Academy Awards. Augustin was guest
speaker for the weekly Thursday talk, Feb. 13, sponsored by the Sartell Senior Connection.

Sartell is now a participant in the “GreenStep Cities”
program, which assists cities
throughout Minnesota to develop “Best Practices” methods

to enhance energy efficiency,
economic development and
all-around healthier cities and
residents.
At a recent meeting, the Sartell City Council voted 4-1 to
join the program, at no cost
to the city. Council member

Sarah Jane Nicoll voted “no”
because she said Sartell has
already made great strides in
“green” practices, Sartell would
probably have to spend money
to implement some GreenStep
goals and even though the
claim is no city money is in-

volved, it would be unfair for
Sartell to adopt a program it
doesn’t need that would spend
money from somewhere else.
Sarah Hayden outlined the
GreenStep program for the
council. Hayden is the central
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BriAnna Kruzel of Sartell was widely known among friends, family and
strangers for her kind personality and
her winning smile. She died suddenly,
unexpectedly and tragically at the age
of 18 on Sept. 28, 2013.

Family, friends and wellwishers of BriAnna Kruzel
of Sartell are determined to
raise funds in honor of the
talented, widely beloved girl
who died suddenly, unexpectedly and tragically at
the young age of 18.
Her mother, Tami, found
her dead in her room on
Sept. 28, 2013. Tami had
gone to BriAnna’s room
and found her face-down
on the carpet. She frantically tried CPR, but it was
too late. The terrible and
mysterious death could not
be explained, but researchers now think it was almost
surely a rare arrhythmia in
BriAnna’s heart that stopped
it so suddenly.

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The House of Pizza in
Sartell will host a fundraiser
in BriAnna’s memory from
5-8 p.m. Tuesday, March 18.
In the meantime, supporters
are seeking silent-auction
items for the event. Anyone
with items to donate should
call Tonia at 320-630-2257,
Angie at 320-230-7985 or
Tami at 320-492-4691. On
that night, House of Pizza
owner Brandon Testa will
donate from each sale of
food to the “BriAnna Rose
Kruzel Memorial Fund.”
That is the fund established
so the Kruzels can donate
money to BriAnna’s favorite, most passionate causes.
One such cause is the Sartell-St. Stephen Community
Education’s Dance Program
of which BriAnna was a
dancer for many years. The

Kruzels plan to buy a new
sound system for the dance
program.
Another cause is the Girl
Scouts because BriAnna was
an avid Scout for 12 years
and had just been honored
as a lifetime member shortly
before she died. Yet another
cause was Big Brothers Big
Sisters because BriAnna was
a “Big Sister” during high
school to a Sartell Middle
School girl named “Samantha.” At the time, Samantha’s father was serving in
Afghanistan. BriAnna could
relate so well because her
own father, Randy, had been
deployed in Iraq in 2003-04.
In 2013, BriAnna was nominated for and won the “Big
Sister of the Year” award for
central Minnesota from Big
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Sartell-Sauk Rapids 10U Blue
Stormin’ Sabres bring home gold
The 2013-14 Sartell-Sauk Rapids girls 10U Blue Stormin’ Sabres
took the Bernick’s Arena ice on
Feb. 2-3 to wrap up their open
tournament competition for the
year. After picking up secondplace trophies at Colder by the
Lake tournament in Superior, Wis.
and the All-American Girls Hockey Tournament at the Schwan’s
Super Rink in Blaine, the girls
brought home the gold, and hoisted the trophy as champions on
their home ice in the StormnSabres 10U tournament. After cruising past the Fargo Freeze 5-0,
the Stormin Sabres had all they
could handle against Alexandria,
and their goaltender’s 30-plus
saves. Down 3-1 in the third period with less than four minutes
Josh Hughes of Sartell, a senior psychology major at Southwest Minnesota State University,
Marshall, will present his undergraduate research entitled “Health
Halo Effects from Diet and Zero
Calorie Sodas at the state Capitol
rotunda on Feb. 26. His faculty advisor is Scott Peterson. A total of
35 students will present research
posters during the Minnesota Undergraduate Scholars event, which
highlights the research of Minnesota State Colleges and Universities students. The Capitol presentations allow students to share the
results of the work with legislators
and other leaders in state government and draws attention to the
work being done on the MnSCU
campuses around the state.

to play, it looked like Sartell/Sauk
Rapids was heading for Sunday’s
third-place game. With the goalie
pulled, and an extra attacker, the
girls pulled off the improbable
and scored two goals, including
the equalizer with 45 seconds to
go. The players and home fans
went crazy! The exhilaration carried the team into overtime when
they buried the game-winner just
two minutes in. The championship match-up on Sunday paired
Sartell-Sauk Rapids against a formidable Hutchinson squad who
prevailed 3-1 in previous competition. The two championship caliber teams did not disappoint and
the closely contested match went
to the Stormin’ Sabres 1-0.
Alex Engelsgjerd, a
Sartell student, will perform in “Clever
Maids:
Stories from
the Brothers
Grimm,”
a Engelsgjerd
College of St. Benedict/St. John’s
University Theater Department production, which will be held at 7:30
p.m. Friday-Tuesday, Feb. 21-25 and
2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Feb. 22
and 23 at the Benedict Arts Center
Colman Theater on the campus of
CSB. Director Kathy Hendrickson is
an alum of CBS who resides in New
York. For more information, visit
www.thenewsleaders.com and click
on Social/People.

Dr. Danise Miller,
OD
joins
PineCone Vision Center
as director of
vision therapy services.
While prac- Miller
ticing primary care optometry as
a self-employed optometrist, she
developed a passion for rehabilitative vision therapy for all ages
which led her to specialization.
Dr. Miller graduated with honors from St. Cloud State University and went on to graduate with
honors from Michigan College of
Optometry at Ferris State University. She is an as adjunct professor
of optometry and has advanced
training in vision therapy. She
took applied concept classes attending courses at the College of
Optometrists in Vision Development, taught by industry leading
doctors. This then led Dr. Miller
to seek additional training at the
Coleman Vision Improvement
Center in Joplin, Mo. From there
she completed an intensive, yearlong vision therapy workshop in
San Diego, Calif.
She is a member of the Neuro-Optometric Rehabilitation Association, Optometric Extension
Program, College of Optometrist
in Vision Development, American Optometric Association and
Minnesota Optometric Association. She also volunteers for the
Special Olympics-Lions Clubs International Opening Eyes health
program, as well as, the American Optometric Association’s
InfantSEE infant public health
program. Miller also participates
in Lions Clubs International and
Brainerd Elks Lodge #615.

Kimberly (Thompson) Stommes has recently been
named 2014
Mrs.
St.
Cloud and
will repre- Stommes
sent our community at the 2014
Mrs. Minnesota pageant where
she will compete for a grand prize
package and the opportunity to
represent Minnesota at the 2014
Mrs. International pageant. The
pageant will be held at 6 p.m. Saturday, March 8 at the St. Cloud
State University Atwood Center
Ballroom.
Stommes graduated in 2006
from Sartell High School. She
is the wife of Jeremy Stommes
(from Richmond), and together
they have a 5-year-old daughter,
Ava. Kimberly recently graduated from the University of St.
Thomas School of Law, was admitted into the Minnesota State
Bar Association and is currently
employed as a judicial law clerk.
She is an avid volunteer in the
community, volunteering most of
her time with the American Diabetes Association and the Sauk
Rapids Riverside Lions Club.
The Mrs. International pageant system recognizes women
for their commitment to family,
profession, and community stewardship. Throughout her year, the
new Mrs. St. Cloud International
will not only compete for the state
crown, but she will also be available to speak on her platform,
Stop the Shots, which is about
raising awareness for diabetes
prevention and management. She
will also make appearances, do
special presentations and assist

If any readers have tips concerning crimes, they should call the Sartell Police Department at 320-2518186 or Tri-County Crime Stoppers
at 320-255-1301 or access its tip
site at www.tricountycrimestoppers.
org. Crime Stoppers offers rewards
up to $1,000 for information leading
to the arrest and conviction of those
responsible for crimes.

marijuana while driving. Officers
located the females, who eventually admitted to smoking marijuana.
They were both released to their
families.

Feb. 1
9:37 a.m. Property damage. 1st
Street NE. A report was made regarding three mailboxes hit overnight. All three mailboxes and a
piece of the unknown vehicle were
lying in the snow.
2:45 p.m. Suspicious activity. Riverside Avenue. A report was
made regarding witnessing two juvenile females appearing to smoke

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Feb. 2
1:54 p.m. Pinecone Road. Traffic
stop. A vehicle was witnessed traveling 64 mph in a posted 45-mph zone.
The driver stated she was aware of
her speed. She was issued a citation
and released.
5:17 p.m. Pinecone Road. Threat.
A complaint was made regarding a
vehicle tailgating her and then cutting in front of her and stopping.
A male came and hit her window
and yelled at her about her driving.
Officers were unable to locate the
vehicle by the description.

Friday, Feb. 21, 2014
with civic and non-profit-oriented
projects. To schedule an appearance, contact the state office at
952-432-6758.
Stommes is currently seeking
sponsorship support as she prepares for the state competition.
Those who have already pledged
their support include the Sauk
Rapids Riverside Lions Club (she
is their treasurer and first vice
president) as well as Showcase
Properties Real Estate. If you are
interested in sponsoring Stommes, or would like information
about attending the Mrs. International pageant, call Pageant Unlimited at 952-432-6758.
Paul Fenlason, a Sartell graduate, is a finalist in Innovation
Challenge ’14. The third annual
competition to be held March 3-6
at North Dakota State University
in Fargo focuses on innovative
work of students. It’s a featured
event of NDSU’s Innovation
Week, sponsored by the NDSU
Research and Technology Park.
The team of “Healthy Cake Co.”
uses corn to produce healthier
versions of desserts. The project
is by Fenlason, who is advised by
Pushparajah Thavarjah, assistant
professor in the School of Food
Systems. The finalists, including
nine entries in the product track,
six contenders in the service track
and five teams in the corn track,
will give an oral presentation to
be judged on Wednesday, March
5. The Innovation Challenge ’14
awards ceremony is scheduled
for Thursday, March 6. For more
information on Innovation Week
’14, visit http://www.ndsuresearchpark.com/siteselectors/
Pages/default.aspx.

Feb. 3
7:14 a.m. Welfare check. 12th
Avenue N. A report was made regarding a vehicle that had been left
running at a neighbor’s residence
since the night before. An officer arrived and the resident stated he must
have started the vehicle by accident
with his remote starter.
3:08 p.m. Traffic stop. 2nd Street
S. A vehicle was witnessed traveling
48 mph in a posted 30-mph zone.
The driver stated he wasn’t aware of
his speed. He was issued a citation
and released.
Feb. 4
10:11 a.m. Traffic stop. Riverside
Avenue. A vehicle was witnessed
traveling 46 mph in a posted 30-mph
zone. The driver stated she was not

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aware of her speed. She was issued
a citation and released.
1:45 p.m. Motorist assist. CR
120. A driver was locked out of her
vehicle and an officer was able to
unlock it for her.
Feb. 5
12:39 p.m. Traffic stop. Riverside
Avenue. After checking a vehicle’s
registration, it was found the driver
had a revoked license. The driver
stated he was unaware of his status
and could not provide proof of insurance. The vehicle was towed and the
driver was issued a citation for both
violations.
10:47 p.m. Traffic stop. CR 120.
A vehicle was stopped after a driver
failed to use a turn signal. It was
found the driver carried a suspended
license. The driver was aware of her
status. She was issued a citation and
released to a valid driver.
Feb. 6
7:44 p.m. 19th Avenue S. Disorderly male. An adult male was
refusing to take his medication and
was becoming out of his caretaker’s
control. Officers were able to talk
to the male, who agreed to take his
medication. He was able to calm
down and go to bed.
10:21 p.m. Twin Rivers Court.
Suspicious person. A report was
made regarding a male sleeping inside a vehicle parked in a business
parking lot. An officer arrived and
found the male was not intoxicated
and had accidentally fallen asleep
waiting for another person to arrive.
Feb. 7
2:13 p.m. Snowmobile crash. CR
9. Two snowmobiles, one northbound and the other southbound
on the same trail, met at the top
of a small hill and collided. The
17-year-old driver from Sartell had
injuries to his leg and was transported by Gold Cross Ambulance to
St. Cloud Hospital. The other driver,
a 67-year-old male from Freeport,
was transported to Albany Hospital
by family members.
3:34 p.m. Highway 15. Welfare
check. A report was made regarding
a female slumped in her vehicle on
the side of the road. Officers arrived
and found an adult male assisting
with her car. The female stated she
was resting while waiting for him
to arrive. It was found the male was
in violation of a no-contact order.
He was placed under arrest and
transported to Stearns County Jail
without incident.
9:53 p.m. Traffic stop. Hwy. 23.
A vehicle was witnessed traveling 69
mph in a posted 55-mph zone. The
driver stated he was not aware of his
speed. He was issued a citation and
released.
Feb. 8
1:01 p.m. 6th Avenue N. Suspicious activity. A report was made regarding someone hitting a resident’s
door and yelling. Officers arrived
and found an adult female was at the
residence requesting property from
an adult male. The officers were able
to speak with the male who stated
he did not have the property and the
female left without further incident.
11:52 p.m. Horizon Avenue.

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Stalled vehicle. While on patrol, an
officer noticed a vehicle stalled on
the side of the road. The officer provided safety lights until the vehicle
was removed.
Feb. 9
3:14 p.m. Walmart. Theft. Two
juvenile females were witnessed
leaving the store with unpaid merchandise. Both females admitted to
the theft. One was issued a citation
and both were released to their parents.
9:46 p.m. 1st Street S. Personal
assist. A report was made of an adult
male yelling for help from inside
his residence. Officers arrived and
found the male lying on the floor and
requesting help getting back into his
chair. The male did not require any
medical treatment.
Feb. 10
9:20 a.m. Perimeter Drive.
Threats. A report was made from
an adult female, stating she believed
an adult male was threatening and
harassing her. The officer spoke with
the adult male who stated he believed she was threatening and harassing him. Both parties stated they
would not speak to each other again
and would acquire a harassment restraining order if needed.
2:55 p.m. 1st Street N. Dog.
While on patrol, an officer noticed
a dog running in and out of traffic.
The officer followed the dog to a
residence and made contact with
the homeowner. The owner was not
aware the dog had gotten out.
Feb. 11
6:21 a.m. 10th Street S. Suspicious sound. A report was made
regarding loud noises coming from
outside a home, which sounded as if
someone were hitting the house. An
officer arrived and could not locate
any person outside the home.
10:18 a.m. 2nd Street S. Personal
assist. A smoke detector was beeping
that was wired through a residence
and had a battery backup. All residents are elderly and were unable to
reach the smoke detector so the officer changed the batteries.
4:02 p.m. 3rd Avenue N. Medical. An elderly female fell and had
an arm injury. Officers stabilized her
arm and she was transported to the
hospital without further incident.

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CentraCare Health Foundation recently donated 500 children’s helmets to Sartell St. Stephen
Physical Education Department, Rocori Community Education, Big Lake Middle School’s Academic Achievement Celebration and the St. Cloud Family YMCA. The donations totaled more
than $5,000 and are designed to encourage safety along with active lifestyles in young people.
Above: Recipients of the donated CentraCare Health helmets ride their bikes safely indoors at
St. Cloud State University. “Wearing helmets correctly could prevent one death every day and
one head injury every four minutes,” said Dawn Moen, Better Living: Exercise and Nutrition
Daily specialist. “About 600,000 people go to the emergency room for bicycle-related injuries
each year and 58 percent of those are children younger than 16. Sadly, 250 of these children
will die from their injuries. We want children to ride their bikes, but we want them to do it
safely. It is estimated that 75 percent of bicycle-related fatalities could have been prevented by
wearing a properly fitted helmet.” CentraCare Emergency Trauma Services, in partnership with
the CentraCare Health Foundation, provides complimentary helmet fittings and education as
well as a limited supply of helmets for children that would otherwise be unable to afford one.
To arrange an event or classroom visit, please call 320-251-2700, ext. 53807.
Two Sartell students recently received the D.J. Robertson
Award for earning “straight A”
averages for the fall semester
at the University of North Dakota, Grand Forks. They are
Ashley Regnier and Brandon
Yurczyk.
Two Sartell students who
attend St. Cloud State University were recently awarded
Philip Halenbeck scholarships.
They are Brandon Burggraff,
a junior, and Andrew Hessler,
a sophomore. The scholar-

ships are available to full-time
undergraduate students who
have displayed a high level of
academic achievement, demonstrated financial need and
graduated from a Central Minnesota high school.
Seven Sartell students
were recently named to the
fall dean’s list at the University of St. Thomas, St. Paul,
Minn. They are the following: Jenna Flynn, Amanda
Maricle-Roberts, Jessica Mastey, Christian Murray, Hayley

Schuchard, Hannah Tilstra,
and Erin Windschitl. Students
must earn grade=point averages of at least 3.5 on a 4.0
scale.
Three Sartell students
were recently named to the
fall dean’s list at Drake University, Des Moines, Iowa. They
are the following: Jack Hellie,
Emily Marincic and Madison
Thompson. Students must
achieve a grade-point average
of 3.5 or above to earn this
honor.

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Friday, Feb. 21, 2014

Opinion
Our View

Learn safety precautions
to avoid fiends among us
The shocking abduction of a woman in Sartell the evening of Feb. 12 should be a reminder to one and all that
despicable crimes can – and do – happen anywhere.
Thank goodness the woman is alive. Imagine the trauma
– the stark terror – that 56-year-old woman endured at the
hands of those two psychotic thugs. That trauma will most
likely hound her for the rest of her life.
One of the jerks hid in the back seat of her vehicle.
When she got into her car, he confronted her and forced
her to drive to meet an accomplice. They demanded money
and drove around the St. Cloud area for several hours, finally throwing the woman out of her own car in Sauk Rapids. Fortunately, she wasn’t tossed out in the middle of nowhere or she might have frozen to death. The woman had
been assaulted and choked until she lost consciousness.
What kind of fiends would commit such an abominable
crime against a human being? It’s downright frightening
“people” like that are in our midst.
The only thing we can do to protect against those fiendish predators is to prepare ourselves as best we can by
always taking safety precautions.
The following are tips gleaned from law enforcement
and safety websites:
Always be aware of what’s going on around you, especially in public places and on the streets. If someone or
some situation seems suspicious, avoid it at all costs. Go
immediately to an area where there are other people.
Try not to shop alone at night. Even in the day, it’s best
to go shopping with someone else if at all possible.
Before entering a store, always lock your vehicle’s doors.
When getting into your vehicle, even when it’s parked
by your home, always glance through the window into the
back seat to make sure nobody is hiding there.
In parking lots, try to park in the brightest illuminated
place.
When leaving a store, try to leave when at least one other person is also leaving. That way, other people can help
or call for help if someone should attempt to abduct you.
Needless to say, keep all your doors at home locked and
make sure your security system is in working order. If you
do not have a security system, consider investing in one.
Also consider signing up for a self-defense course.
Carry a siren-like noisemaker with you.
You might also think about carrying Mace spray.
All parents should discuss those and other safety precautions thoroughly with their children. One cannot be too
careful these days.
It’s a crying shame we have to become so suspicious,
untrusting and afraid of others in this society. There is no
end to the vicious things some psychopaths do to their
fellow human beings. And the sheer sadistic viciousness
seems to be getting worse all the time.
With that in mind, it’s more important than ever to remind ourselves most humans, overwhelmingly, are good,
kind, caring people. And yet, we are compelled to be on
our guard against the fiends among us. Let’s all help one
another by always reminding others, again and again, to
use sensible safety measures. It cannot be repeated often
enough.
Please stay safe!

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Hillary haters could help her win big
Even though Hillary Clinton
has not announced a presidential run, the Bill and Hillary
haters are already squeezing
forth their old venom, trying to
poison the wells.
A recent anti-Hillary salvo
comes from presidential hopeful Sen. Rand Paul, who indulged in a despicable “guiltby-association” tactic, trying to
smear Hillary because of husband Bill’s tawdry affair with
Monica Lewinsky.
Republicans are afraid of
Hillary because they know she
has ranked highly, in poll after
poll, as one of the most admired women in the world. Of
course, cynics note one reason
she may be so popular is she
has not been in the running,
yet, for the presidency. Just the
same, Republicans think she
just might destroy any chances
of a Republican being elected
as president in 2016. Many
view Hillary as a Goliath that
must be stopped by a David or
an entire army of little Republican Davids.
And, thus, the onslaught has
begun. What’s almost amusing is this time around their
slings and arrows are likely to
backfire and boomerang right
back into the faces of the Hillary haters.
Good rational Republicans
have been warning for several
years the Republican Party has
become fractured and disunified – pulled apart like Turkish
taffy by radical, obstructionist Tea Party forces on the far
right. It’s widely acknowledged
Mitt Romney lost his bid for the
presidency because his elitist
attitudes did not jibe well with
most voters – mainly AfroAmericans, Hispanics, women
and the economically disen-

Dennis
Dalman
Editor
franchised. With every passing year, too many Republicans
continue, almost gleefully, to
alienate those voters, and several caveman candidates were
so despicably anti-women, they
were soundly drubbed in the
last elections.
Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus has warned the party it
must broaden its tent to welcome all people and to address
universal concerns. In most
quarters, that call for unity has
fallen flat. In fact, Priebus himself has been known to ignore
his own advice, such as when
he blamed the shutdown of the
WWII Veterans’ monument on
President Obama rather than
the Tea Party obstructionists
who forced a government shutdown.
Those kind of tactics and
antediluvian attitudes are not
winning strategies; they are a
virtual guarantee of more failures to come.
Because both Clintons are so
popular these days, it’s easy to
forget how some Clinton haters whipped up such a frenzy
of charges, rumors and lies
against them during their years
in the White House. They were
accused of complicity in the
murder of friend and aider
Vince Foster who, in fact, committed suicide. They cooked
up and investigated charges
Hillary had been embroiled in
legal and fiscal corruption in
Arkansas. They constantly tried

to paint Hillary as a version of
Lady Macbeth, a power-mad
wench working behind the
scenes. They excoriated her for
chairing a health-care reform
committee. When she demonstrated intelligence, insight and
resolve, they called her pushy,
aggressive and power-hungry.
In recent years, these desperadoes have transferred their
contempt for the Clintons to
hatred of Obama. But make no
mistake: Those old hatreds will
explode again like firebombs if
and when Hillary announces
her candidacy. And the old
hatreds and baseless accusations are not going to “stick”
with a critical mass of voters,
no matter how much the Koch
brothers spend on smear ads.
It could be voters won’t want
another Bush (Jeb) or Clinton
(Hillary); they might opt for
someone with a new last name.
On the other hand, plenty of
voters would be happy to see
not one but two Clintons back
in the White House so this
country could get back on track
again.
A reasonable Republican
candidate, advocating rational mainstream policies, could
well win the next presidential
election. But where is such a
contender? That bright hope,
Chris Christie, has been tarnished if not ruined. A viable
Republican candidate will have
to be in step with the progress
of history, not a reactionary
backslider. If we keep getting
more extremists and Hillary
haters, stuck in the stale past
of discredited accusations, their
nonsense will ensure the White
House once again remains a receding mirage for Republicans.
And Hillary, if she’s in the race,
will almost certainly win.

Letter to editor

Reader starts petition to legalize medical marijuana
Elayne Lappi
Virginia, MN
elaynelappi@gmail.com
I am asking Gov. Dayton to reconsider his position and to commit to signing legislation produced
in the upcoming 2014 session that
would legalize the careful, physician-prescribed, state-agency-controlled and taxable use of medical
marijuana.
Thousands of Minnesotans are
pleading to have access to medical
marijuana to help ease excruciating chronic pain, cope with cancer or treat conditions for which
prescription medications have not
proven effective. It would also
have the potential to greatly lessen
the number of veteran suicides,
since marijuana has been reported
effective in treating PTSD, a tragic
condition which affects too many
of our courageous veterans.
A vast majority of Minnesotans

support this legislation. Recent
opinion polls have reported as
many as 76 percent of Minnesota
voters are in favor of legalizing
medical marijuana.
People in state after state are
now moving forward to make
medical-marijuana use legal
across much of America. Sadly,
many Minnesota families are being forced to leave our state to one
with legalized medical marijuana
in order to save the lives of their
children or loved ones. This law
is about compassion in so many
ways.
Gov. Dayton, a huge majority of
voters will support you if you sign
the legislation to be passed in the
upcoming session.
However, Dayton says he will
not sign any bill the Minnesota
Law Enforcement Association will
not support. Thus, I am asking the
MLEA to cooperate with legislators
in crafting strict regulations into
the proposed regulation that will,

indeed, satisfy their concerns.
A percentage of tax money collected from medical marijuana
sales could go to MLEA agencies,
as compensation for the loss of
income due to cessation of the
current law-enforcement practice
of seizing and selling property
of individuals arrested for illegal
marijuana use. With MLEA-legislature cooperation, the public safety
concerns will be addressed – and
those Minnesotans who genuinely
need marijuana for medical conditions will be able to obtain it
legally.PS. If the reader would
like to help in the fight to legalize marijuana, I have a petition to
Gov. Dayton asking him to show
compassion and pass the bill. Visit
http://petitions.moveon.org/sign/
legalize-medical-marijuana-22 to
show your support. My goal is to
have 2,000 signatures by the end
of February, when I will deliver the
petition to Dayton. The reader is
also invited to share this petition.

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GreenStep
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Minnesota region coordinator
for what’s called a Clean Energy Resource Team. GreenStep, she said, is sponsored
and supported by the League of
Minnesota Cities, the Clean Energy Resource Teams, the Isaac
Walton League, the Walmart
Foundation and the McKnight
Foundation. It’s led by the
Minnesota Pollution Control
Agency.
Basically, GreenStep has a
roster of several dozen “Best
Practices” for cities to work toward – all practices that would
enhance energy efficiencies,
land use, business, daily life of
residents and the environment.
The best-practices list includes five categories: efficient
use of existing buildings and
private buildings, land use, wise
land use, transportation and
environmental management.
There are many subcategories
under those five topics – such
things as wastewater management, efficient city fleets, promotion of trails, development
of a comprehensive city plan,
construction of “green” buildings, policies that protect natural spaces and more.
Each member city can start
by choosing eight best practices
to work on, setting goals to
achieve each one. Once a city
has achieved those goals, it’s
honored with a “Green Star.”
Hayden said the program works
through networking with other cities of similar size and
through the help of 76 experts

who can give cities free advice
on any number of topics.
There are 56 Minnesota cities signed up so far as GreenStep members, including Sauk
Rapids, St. Cloud, Willmar,
Brainerd, Grand Rapids and
Nisswa.
The only drawback to GreenStep, Hayden noted, is if a city
doesn’t achieve its goals, it
won’t be recognized officially
as a GreenStep city. There is
also no obligation to continue
with the program if a city decides to drop out, she said.
Hayden said recognition as a
GreenStep city can enhance the
city’s reputation among people
and businesses thinking of relocating, it can help cities attain grants and other forms of
funding and it can help harness
the energy of a city’s staff, residents and businesses.
A GreenStep staff person will
help coordinate the goals and
work in each city.
As Nicoll pointed out, Sartell
has made great strides in many
of the best practices recommended by the GreenStep program, such as development of
trails, working to create a comprehensive five-year city plan,
requirements that protect green
spaces, ambitious park developments and many energy-saving programs and policies.
Sartell City Planning Director Anita Rasmussen agreed
Sartell has achieved at least
14 of the best practices, but
she said it would be beneficial to examine the other best
practices to find out, through
networking and GreenStep assistance, how they, too, could
be implemented.

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Concessions-restrooms to be constructed
by Dennis Dalman
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Two much-needed amenities at Pinecone Central Park
– a concessions stand and
attached restrooms – will
be constructed this spring,
thanks to an amended agreement between the City of Sartell and the Pine Central Park
Association.
The city council approved
the agreement at its Jan. 27
meeting.
The facilities will cost
$250,000, although additional
costs will be incurred to bring
city water and sewer lines to

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the improvements. As part
of the amended agreement,
the City of Sartell will pay
for the construction of the
facility from half-cent salestax revenue, in the amount
of $225,000. The association
will be in charge of contracting work for the building,
with city approval. Once the
facility is completed, it will
be turned over to city ownership.
As part of the agreement,
the city will forgive a $25,000
loan it gave to the association
in lieu of pledges that were
late in coming in.
Pinecone Central Park, the

former Sartell Golf Course,
has for several years been the
site of a partnership between
the city and the association,
which raised a substantial
amount of money through the
years to develop athletic-recreational facilities on the site.
The baseball-field complex
opened last summer. The soccer fields and multi-purpose
fields will be in use this summer. There are other amenities in the works, including
a dog park, picnic area, more
parking places, more trails
and perhaps even a fishing or
swimming pond.

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the fabulous Dr. Seuss is unleashed full force in the play,
Seussical the Musical Jr., a
play to be performed for three
shows from Feb. 27-March 1 at
Sartell High School.
The production is the annual joint theater venture by
the SMS seventh- and eighthgraders, with help from some
high school students.
Show times are 7 p.m.
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and children.
The colorful, tuneful show
boasts the largest cast in the
history of plays at SMS. There
are 55 on-stage performances, 42 crew members and six
Sartell High School student
coaches. Seussical Jr. is directed by theater-arts instructor
Rick Cicharz. The play’s musical director is Kirstin Welz;
choreographer is Luke Anderson; costumes/props are by

Pat Cicharz; production manager/set designer is Tracy Watkin; publicity manager/acting
coach is Jeff Anderson; painting designer is Erin Nordmark
and painting assistant is Liz
Inveiss.
Seussical The Musical,
which debuted on Broadway
in 2000, was written by Lynn
Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty.
The “Jr.” in the title of the SMS
production means the production has been abridged, with
permission of its authors, from
a full-fledged Broadway production to a one-act show.
The characters and plot of
the musical are a combination of many of Dr. Seuss’s
well-loved books. The entire
phantasmagoria is conjured
up on stage by The Cat in
the Hat, who takes the audience on a journey from the
Jungle of Nool to the Circus
McGurkus. The Cat tells the
story of Horton the Elephant,
who is determined to protect
the tiny people of Who-ville,
who live on a single speck
of dust. One of the Who-ville
residents is Jojo, a child who

gets into trouble for thinking
too many “thinks.” Horton has
a tough task because, besides
protecting the people of Whoville, he must also nurture an
abandoned egg that’s been left
for his care by Mayzie LaBird.
Horton faces many crises
that include ridicule, dangers,
kidnapping and even a trial.
However, through all of his
challenges, Gertrude McFuzz,
his neighbor, stands steadfast
by him and even begins to
fall in love with him. Will
friendship, loyalty, family and
community win out over the
chaos? Well, theater-goers will
have to find out for themselves.
Among the Dr. Seuss books
that figure in Seussical the
Musical Jr. are Horton Hears a
Who!, Did I Ever Tell You How
Lucky You Are?, One Fish Two
Fish Red Fish Blue Fish, The
Cat in the Hat, If I Ran the
Circus, McElliot’s Pool, Green
Ham and Eggs, Yertle the Turtle
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Funds
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Brothers Big Sisters. She also
was honored with the “Youth
Appreciation Award” by the
St. Cloud Optimist Club for her
hard work with Big Brothers
Big Sisters.
When she wasn’t volunteering for the organization she so
loved, BriAnna enjoyed scrapbooking, crafting and being
around animals.
“She was a very happy person who had an infectious
smile,” her mother said. “That
smile! It could just light up a
room. In an attempt to honor
her legacy of giving back, the
goal of the BriAnna Rose Kruzel Memorial Fund is to continue giving back.”
The Kruzels also want to set
up a “BriAnna Kruzel Scholarship” at Sartell High School,
from which BriAnna graduated
just last year. At the time of
her death, she was a student
at the St. Cloud Technical and
Community College where she
was taking general-education
courses.

BriAnna’s bright life

Needless to say, BriAnna’s
family, friends, relatives and
many others are still mourning
her shocking, sudden loss.
Her mother works as a

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nurse in the telemetary unit at
the St. Cloud Hospital; her father is a worker for the Stearns
County Highway Department.
They have two sons: Joshua,
23: and Brandon, 16.
“We try to live every day as
best we can,” Tami said, choking back tears.
Tami still remembers how
bad she and the family felt in
January 2013 when they lost
Oliver, their house cat of 17
years.
“I remember thinking at
that time that Oliver dying
is as bad as losing a child,”
Tami recalled. “But it’s not. Of
course it’s not.”
Again and again, BriAnna’s
mother remembers how bright
and beautiful her life was. She
was the kind of girl who would
never gossip and say mean
things about others, Tami
noted. She always found the
“good” in everyone and would
literally go out of her way to
help anyone else. BriAnna’s
kind and radiant smile, Tami
noted, “said it all.”
At first, the Kruzels had
no idea what had taken their
daughter’s precious life. That
made the sorrow even more
difficult to cope with. Later,
doctors and researchers agreed
it was almost certainly arrhythmia of the heart. That cannot
be proven in a post-mortem
state. However, researchers at
the Mayo Clinic have samples
of BriAnn’s DNA, and they

are studying it, along with
other people’s DNA, to see if
they can determine some gene
that might be responsible for
causing arrhythmia. BriAnna’s
brothers, since their sister’s
death, have gone through extensive tests to find out if heart
arrhythmia may be a problem
for them, too. Nothing definite
has been found.
People have been so supportive through all the grief
and sorrow, Tami noted. A
woman who grew up in the
same town as Randy Kruzel –
Sobieski, Minn. – heard about
the House of Pizza fundraiser
and wanted to help out. The
woman, Barb Zapzalka, owns
the Pump House Creamery
in Minneapolis. She called to
say she wants to donate all
the ice cream served the day
of the benefit. People will be
invited to give a free-will offering in memory of BriAnna
in exchange for the ice-cream
treats.
The March 18 fundraiser
will be just three days before
what would be BriAnna’s 19th
birthday, March 21.
Tina feels confident BriAnna would be proud of what so
many people are doing in her
name – helping others.
“She was such a sweetheart,” her mother said. “She
had the biggest smile. And she
laughed all the time. She was
just so amazing.”
Anyone who cannot at-

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contributed photo

One of BriAnna Kruzel’s many passions was dancing for the
Sartell-St. Stephen Community Education Dance Program. In
this photo with BriAnna is the program’s long-time director,
Shelly Teff. Kruzel’s family and friends are raising money to
donate to the dance program as well as some of BriAnna’s
other passions, which include Girl Scouts and the Big Brothers
Big Sisters program.
tend the March 18 fundraiser
is welcome to donate to the
“BriAnna Rose Kruzel Memorial Fund” at any Wells Fargo

bank. Or they can send a contribution to the “BriAnna Rose
Memorial Fund,” 334 Pine
Ridge Road, Sartell, MN 56377.

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contributed photo

Actor Gig Young shows off his Oscar for best-supporting actor
shortly after his win at the Academy Awards show in 1970. He
won the honor for his role as a sleazy emcee in They Shoot
Horses, Don’t They? (1969), a grim drama about a 1930s dance
marathon, which starred Jane Fonda, also nominated that year
for her role. Young, who was born and raised in St. Cloud as
Byron Barr, had a successful career in the movies until his
decline from chronic alcoholism. In 1978, he killed his wife
of three weeks, then shot himself to death in their Manhattan
apartment.

Oscar
from front page
bert during the 1935 ceremony.
Augustin gave his talk Feb.

11 because the 86th annual Oscar show is about to be broadcast March 2 from Los Angeles.
Along with the Super Bowl, the
Oscar telecast has long been the
most widely watched annual
program in television history.

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When he was young, growing up in New Ulm, Augustin
loved movie-going and relished
watching the Oscars, although
one night he was sent to bed
and had to listen to most of the
program on the living-room TV
while crouched in the dark at
the top of the stairs.
The first Academy Awards
broadcast was in 1955 when
On the Waterfront garnered the
Oscar for best picture, with best
actor and actress awards going
to Marlo Brandon in Waterfront
and Grace Kelly for The Country
Girl. That ceremony, Augustin
said, resulted in one of the
biggest “upsets” in Oscar history. Judy Garland was widely
considered certain to win best
actress for her stunning performance in A Star is Born. During
the telecast, Garland was in the
hospital, recovering from the
birth of her third child. Camera
set-ups were all over her hospital room, preparing for the big
moment when Garland would
give a live telecast acceptance
speech from her bed. When the
presenter opened the envelope
and said, “The winner is Grace
Kelly,” many people were left
speechless with disbelief, including Garland.

“Oscar”a

In 1927, famed movie studio
mogul Louis B. Mayer gathered
together some movie people
and decided to initiate a recognition award to honor excellence in film.
Cedric Gibbons, an art director at Metro Goldwyn Mayer,
sketched out his idea on a napkin during a banquet of what
an award should look like, and
Mayer agreed. The design was
of a stylized man with a rather
flattened head, holding a long

sword vertically, its point resting on a film can under his feet.
A Los Angeles sculptor, George
Stanley, then morphed that
sketch into three dimensions
and Oscar was born, although
it wasn’t called Oscar until the
1935 ceremony. For the first six
years, the statuette was called
the “Academy Award of Merit.”
No one is sure as to how the
statue came by its name, but
the most famous claim is by actress Bette Davis, who said the
statuette’s rear-end reminded
her of her first husband, band
leader Harmon Oscar Nelson.
The first statuettes were
made of 90 percent tin and 10
percent pewter. During World
War II, they were made of plaster. Later and now, they are
made of brittanium covered
with highly polished coats of
silver, copper and gold. The
base is black-coated bronze.
Each stands 13.5 inches tall and
weighs 8.5 pounds.

Augustin’s “Oscars”

For his presentation, Augustin brought two of his own “Oscars.” They are actually replicas
he bought on ebay. One, made
of plastic, was used in a Henry Fonda movie, whose name
Augustin could not remember.
The other, a gold-painted plaster one, was used in another
movie, but Augustin is not sure
which one it was.

Voting

To determine nominations,
votes are cast within each category only by those who are
members of that category (i.e.
actors vote for actors, art directors vote for art directors, and
so forth).
For the final vote, all members of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
can vote for all the categories.
There are currently about 6,000
members of the Academy.

First ceremony

The first Oscar ceremony
took place in 1929 at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel. It was
strictly a movie-world gathering
with no hoopla or press attention from the rest of the world.
All of the nominees were
silent films as the “talkies” had
not yet made their big splash.
The first movie to win an

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Academy Award was Wings, a
movie about ace pilots in World
War I that contains what many
still consider to be the greatest
aviation footage ever filmed.
The first acting honors went
to Emil Jannings for two performances – The Last Command
and The Way of All Flesh; and
to Janet Gaynor for three movies – Seventh Heaven, Street
Angel and Sunrise. The latter
film, a dark and moody love
story directed by F.W. Murnau,
is to this day widely considered
to be one of the greatest movies
ever made.
Winner Jannings, disillusioned with Hollywood, returned to his home country,
Germany, where Hitler’s regime, impressed by Jannings
talent, put him to work starring
in anti-Jewish war-propaganda
films, even though he himself
had some Jewish blood in his
veins. After the war, nearly
charged as a war criminal, he
was forbidden to work anymore
in movies. He carried his Oscar
around with him, to show it to
the Allied soldiers and to prove
he once lived in Hollywood as a
good American and outstanding
actor. He died in 1950 in Austria. His Oscar is now on display at a Berlin film museum.

Oscar moments

Augustin shared with his
audience some of his Oscar
stories:
Hattie McDaniel
In 1940, Hattie McDaniel
won the best-supporting actress
award for her role as the family
slave, Mammy, in the 1939 epic
Gone with the Wind. She was
the first black performer to win
an Oscar. During the ceremony,
she had to sit way in the back
of the ballroom, away from
the other nominees toward the
front of the room. Adding insult to injury, her speech was
written for her by the movie’s
studio officials because they
wanted her to say only what
they wanted her to say.
Sidney Poitier
The first black man to win
Best Actor was Sidney Poitier
for the 1963 movie, Lilies of the
Field. Ann Bancroft, who had
won the previous year for The
Miracle Worker, presented the
Oscar to Poitier on the stage,

Friday, Feb. 21, 2014
giving him a kiss on the cheek
as she did so. In the American South, some TV station
officials were outraged a white
woman would kiss a black man
on national TV. Many stations,
incensed by the “outrage,” unplugged the rest of that night’s
Oscar telecast.
Barry Fitzgerald
Barry Fitzgerald won a 1945
best-supporting Oscar for his
role as a boozy priest in Going My Way. Back home he
was practicing his golf swing
in his living room when the
club hit the statue, flinging it
across the room, where it hit
a wall, decapitating it. At that
time, during the war, the Oscars were made of gold-gilded
plaster. Augustin shared an old
photo of Fitzgerald, puffing on
a pipe and looking quizzically at Oscar’s detached head,
which Fitzgerald is holding in
his right hand, Oscar’s body in
the other hand.
Claudette Colbert
During the 1935 Oscar night,
best-actress nominee Claudette
Colbert (for It Happened One
Night) was certain she wouldn’t
win and did not attend the ceremony. Everybody, including
Colbert, was positive the winner would be Bette Davis for
a sensational, ground-breaking
performance as an acid-tongued
prostitute in Of Human Bondage. Davis had been snubbed
by the Academy, and it was
decided not to nominate her,
most likely because of the controversial nature of her incendiary performance. However,
a huge uproar followed about
her not being nominated, and
the Academy was compelled to
add Davis’s name as a write-in
nominee on the ballots. Believing Davis would cinch the
honor, Colbert went to the train
station and boarded a train
for a cross-country trip. When
her name was announced as
the winner, an Academy Award
official, with police escort, hurried to the train station and
hustled a stunned Colbert back
to the banquet. Dressed in her
sensible two-piece traveling
suit, she was handed her Oscar
by little Shirley Temple, who
herself won a special Oscar that
night.

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Gig Young
St. Cloud’s Byron Barr (aka
Gig Young) won the best-supporting actor Oscar in 1970 for
his role as the cynical emcee
of a 1930s dance marathon in
They Shoot Horses, Don’t They?,
which starred Jane Fonda, a
best-actress nominee that year.
Young had been nominated for
best-supporting actor twice before – for his performance as
a drunk in Come Fill the Cup,
1951; and his turn as a boozy
intellectual in Teacher’s Pet,
1957.
Born in St. Cloud in 1913,
Barr graduated from Tech High
School and was a member of
the “Peppy Techs” male cheerleading team.
Augustin met Young years
ago when he attended a performance of the play Harvey in
Denver,. Young and famed actress Shirley Booth were starring
in that classic comedy. Booth,
by the way, was a best-actress
Oscar winner for her great performance as a dowdy, lonely
housewife in Come Back, Little
Sheba. That night in Denver,
Young had heard someone from
St. Cloud was in the audience.
Right after the play, someone
announced, “Would the people
from St. Cloud please come
back-stage?” Augustin and his
mother were impressed with
Young’s kindness. He asked
them if teenagers still cruised
in their cars up and down St.
Cloud’s downtown main street,
as he and his friends had done
once upon a time. When Augustin said “yes,” Young’s face
beamed with his broad, likable
wide-screen smile.
In a tragic ending in 1978,
Young shot his wife of three
weeks (Kim Schmidt) to death
and then shot and killed himself in their New York City
apartment. He had been married five times, including to
Elizabeth Montgomery (of TV’s
Bewitched fame). Young had
one daughter, Jennifer Williams
Young, born in 1964. Like many
others, Young often said Oscar
was a “kiss of death” because
so many actors, including himself, had a string of bad luck after being nominated or winning
the award. Following his 1970
win, Young’s life, which had
always been plagued by alcohol
abuse, spiraled out of control in
a worsening whirlwind of alco-

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and actresses in smaller roles
within movies.
The first two to win those
awards, at the 1937 ceremony
were Walter Brennan and Gale
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Come and Get It. Sondergaard
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Sondegaard received a second Oscar nomination as best
supporting actress for her performance in Anna and the King
of Siam, 1946.

Oscar buffs, including Augustin, enjoy pondering annual
“snubs” – actors or movies that
were passed by for nominations.
This year, Augustin said, the
two biggest snubs were The
Butler and Oprah Winfrey for
her much lauded performance
in that film. Winfrey did, however, earn a previous best-supporting nomination for her role
in The Color Purple, 1985.
The movie had been well
received by movie critics, but
for some odd reason it did
not get any Oscar nods. Some
speculate movies released early
in a year tend to fade in voters’
memories. In addition, 2013
was one of the best years in recent memory for a high number
of critically acclaimed movies,

Three movies are tied for
winning the most Oscars, 11
each: Ben Hur, 1959; Titanic,
1997; Lord of the Rings: The
Return of the King, 2003.
Two films earned 14 nominations: All About Eve, 1950; and
Titanic, 1997.
Most awards won by an individual: Walt Disney with 22
Oscars.
Katherine Hepburn won the
most best-actress Oscars – four
of them.
Daniel Day Lewis has the
most best-actor Oscars – three.
The most-nominated actress
in Oscar history is Meryl Streep
with 18 nominations, including
one for the March 2 ceremony.
She has won three.
The most-nominated actor is
Jack Nicholson with 12. He also
won three.
Three movies won the “Big
Five” top awards for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor,
Best Actress, Best Screenplay.
Those movies are It Happened
One Night, 1934, One Flew Over
the Cuckoo’s Nest, 1975; and
The Silence of the Lambs, 1991.

Augustin predicts

After his Feb. 13 talk, Augustin made his Oscar predictions for 2014:
Best Movie: 12 Years a
Slave.
Best Actor: Chiwetel Ejiofor
for 12 Years a Slave.
Best Actress: Cate Blanchett
for Blue Jasmine.
Best Supporting Actor: Michael Fassbinder for 12 Years
a Slave.
Best Supporting Actress: Lupita Nyong’o for 12 Years a
Slave.
Best Director: Alfonso Cuaron for Gravity.
Augustin said it’s very possible Matthew McConaughy
might win best actor for Dallas
Buyers Club, and Jerod Leto
could win for best supporting actor for that same movie.
Both actors, Augustin noted,
have received rave reviews
and other awards, but Augustin has not seen Dallas Buyers
Club yet and so was hesitant to
predict its actors as winners.
Augustin said 12 Years a
Slave is one of the most emotionally powerful movies he
has ever seen, and he predicted it would come to be recognized as the greatest movie
ever made about the horrible
injustice of slavery.

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holism. In his will, Young left
his Oscar to his movie agent,
Martin Baum. Young is buried
in Waynesville, N.C.
Young’s Golden Globe award
for his performance in They
Shoot Horses, Don’t They? is on
display in the Stearns History
Museum in St. Cloud.

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The Sartell Varsity Knowledge
Bowl team took first-place honors
Feb. 15 at its invitational Knowledge Bowl meet, and Sartell’s junior-varsity team took third place
in the junior category.
The members of the varsity
team are Sam Chappell, Adam
Dullinger, Curt Koopmeiners, Gopi
Ramanathan and Quinn Skoog.
That team earned 109 points to
win first. Second was St. John’s
Prep School with 96.5 points and
third was Chaska with 94.5 points.
Dullinger, Koopmeiners and Skoog
are seniors. Chapell is a junior,
and Ramanathan is a sophomore.
The members of the junior
team are Dawson Rogers, Derek
Schmidt, Adam Schroer, RJ So-

bania and Michael Volgman-Mercuri. The first-place winner in
the junior-varsity category was
St. John’s Prep School with 93.5
points, and second-place was Big
Lake with 86 points. The Sartell
team had 78 points. All of its
members are sophomores.
The invitational meet at Sartell
involved 69 teams who competed
in a written round of 60 questions,
followed by four oral rounds of 45
questions.
The Sartell Knowledge Bowl
coach is Luke Walker, a science
teacher who has coached the
teams for three years.
The win by the varsity team
was a sweet-revenge victory over
St. John’s Prep School. Before
the Feb. 15 Sartell Invitational
meet, the Sartell-St. Stephen varsity team took second-place at a

meet at Eden Valley-Watkins High
School where 52 teams competed.
In that face-off, St. John’s Prep
took first. The Sartell-St. Stephen
junior-varsity team took third at
Eden Valley-Watkins.
So far, Sartell-St. Stephen
Knowledge Bowl teams have competed in three invitational meets
– one in Buffalo, one in Big Lake
and the last at Eden Valley-Watkins. The Big Lake meet was one
of the largest in Knowledge Bowl
history, comprising 97 teams in
competition, Walker noted.
In the second week of March,
there will be a sub-regional meet
after which up to five teams from
each of the state’s regions will go
on to state competition. At the
state level, competition will be
separated into small schools and
larger schools.

laneous expenses. For a contract
with YMCA, aside from the nearly
$17,023 in wages, it would cost
the city (with the same city expenses added) $28,857. A YMCA
contract, in other words, would
cost only about $1,800 more than
what the city spends now per
summer.
However, council members and
Sartell City Administrator Mary
Degiovanni noted costs could be
higher if there should be an occasional need for two lifeguards
at a pool and if the city decides to
add more open days after Labor
Day. That has often been discussed and considered – adding
more days in September when the
weather can be very hot.
Council member Nicoll asked
why there would ever be a need
for more than one lifeguard since
they are not deep pools and that

many parents are always there
watching the children. Have there
been any unfortunate incidents?,
she wondered aloud. Park Department Director Brad Borders said
there haven’t been any.
Council member Steve Hennes
noted, however, when the weather
gets very hot, the pools can be
very busy, very crowded, which
might require more supervision.
Mayor Joe Perske, noting he
himself is a trained lifeguard, said
it’s not so much water accidents
that are a danger – it’s children
indulging in antics and horseplay
on the concrete that could lead
to trouble. That, he said, might
justify constant vigilance by lifeguards.
Council member David Peterson said he has trouble justifying entering a contract for more
money than what they city pays

now for the same services. Nicoll
agreed with him, saying she is not
comfortable with the proposed
contract until she finds out answers to the council’s questions.
Council
member
Amy
Braig-Lindstrom said she is in
favor of the contract because it
would give the city a chance
to start a partnership with the
YMCA, it could extend pool days
for a longer season and give city
workers a bit more time for other
duties.
The council voted to give Degiovanni permission to visit again
with YMCA officials to find answers to their questions, mainly
about the variables that could
cause the cost to increase. She
will bring the matter back for
the council’s consideration at an
upcoming meeting.

On a sub-zero, bitterly cold
evening, Jan. 27, the Sartell City
Council members seemed to have
summer on their minds as they
spent a good deal of time discussing wading pools in the city.
The topic was a bid proposal
from the St. Cloud Area YMCA to
provide lifeguards this summer at
the two wading pools in the city
– the one at Watab Park, the other
in the Celebration neighborhood.
After a lengthy conversation,
the council voted 4-1 to consider the bid but only if city staff
can obtain more precise information about what such a contract
would entail. Council member
Sarah Jane Nicoll voted against
the resolution.
Here are the basics of the

YMCA offer:
Lifeguards would supervise
the two pools from May 26 to
Sept. 1, 2014, with hiring and
scheduling of one guard per pool
from 11:30 .m.-7:30 p.m. Monday
through Sunday.
The lifeguards would be
trained in cardiopulmonary resuscitation and the use of defibrillators.
The total cost would be $16,684
to the city. That cost could increase if the YMCA decides, on
very busy days at the pools, that
more than one lifeguard might be
required from time to time.
It costs the city, on an average year, about $27,000 to operate the pools, including trained
college-student lifeguards, supplies, communications, liability
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The words “dyslexia” and
“genre” were the keys that
unlocked wins for a girl and
boy at the Regional Spelling
Bee that took place Feb. 13 in
Sartell.
Jessica Scheer, an eighthgrader
from
Annandale,
spelled “dyslexia” correctly to
win the morning session at the
event, which took place at Resource Training and Solution,
the sponsor of the Bee. Kyle
Little, an eighth-grader from
Dassell-Cokato Middle School,
earned second place.
In the afternoon session,
Covin Bell, a Rush City eighthgrader, was the top winner
after he spelled correctly the
word “genre.” Jacob Huotari, a

Delano eighth-grader, was the
second-place winner.
There were three Sartell
Middle School students in
the competition – Jake Anderson, Mara Borgeson and
Jacob Franzmeier. There were
50 contestant all told, about
half of them in the morning
session, half in the afternoon
session.
The four winners of the
Bee will proceed to the MultiRegional Spelling Bee Feb. 25
in Fergus Falls. The winner of
that Bee will go to the Scripps
National Spelling Bee May 2531 in Washington, D.C.
The event in Sartell has
long been coordinated by Sartell resident Sandra Cordie,
who is the director of educational programs for Resource
Training and Solutions.

Dancers take second,
third at state
The Sartell Sabre Dance
Team took second in high-kick
and third in jazz at the statewide dance meet Feb. 14-15 at
Target Center.
The Sabre dancers compete
in Class 2A. There are 31 members on the team, 24 in highkick and 11 in jazz. Their head
coach is Kelly McCarney.
The winner of the high-kick
competition was Totino-Grace,
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Cloud Cathedral and Holy Angels.
It’s the second time in the
past two years the Sabres
placed second in high-kick. In
2011, they were the state highkick champions.
The winner of the jazz category was Benilde-St. Margaret.
Totino-Grace was second and
Sartell finished third.

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German shepherd mix. He came to the shelter
because his owner didn’t have enough room for
such a big puppy. Goose has done well with both
cats and other dogs in the past. He loves to play with
pretty much any kind of toy but his favorite is most
definitely those that squeak. He has the energy level
to keep up with children at play but tends to get a
little rambunctious around the smaller ones. Goose
is still fine tuning his house-training skills and would
benefit from an owner who has the time and patience
to be consistent and reward his successes.
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Sauk Rapids will be
spruced
up
good this summer with a
new coat of
paint, if Elizabeth Deloera
has anything Deloera
to say about it.
Well, more precisely, many of the
homes will be spruced up, that is.
Deloera is now organizing a marketing campaign for her new business, “College Works Painting,” a
project for her finance studies at St.
Cloud State University, where she is
a sophomore.
Deloera is currently an intern
at St. Cloud Federal Credit Union
in Sartell where she is a memberservices representative, working in
the lobby, at the drive-through facility and helping customers open new
accounts.
Although she works in Sartell,
she lives in Sauk Rapids with her
mother. The two moved to this area
from Florida about a year ago.
“My goal,” she said, “is to manage
a company that does $100,000-worth
of business.”
She started her direct-marketing
campaign last week. It involves enlisting the help of others to go
door-to-door with flyers, as well as
other forms of advertising. She is
also seeking professional painters or
painters willing to be trained. She
has been networking on the Internet
and Facebook to help spread the
word. She is hoping to hire college
students so they can make some
extra money this summer for their
ongoing schooling.
“College Works Painting,” her
business, will offer exterior painting

of homes mainly in Sauk Rapids, although she will accept work projects
from any place in the area, including
Sartell.
“It’s important I get the word
out to let people in this area know
about the quality painting, reasonably priced, that I’m going to offer.
We’re going to do a very thorough,
professional job using the top brands
of paint.”
Interested homeowners will have
a chance to meet with a painter at
their homes for a detailed estimate,
and that estimate will be completely
free of charge. The prospective customer is also free to decline the offer
after an estimate is given.
Even the sound of Deloera’s voice
is unmistakably energetic, upbeat
and optimistic.
“It’s all about motivation,” she
said. “I have a motivation to excel.
There is so much a person can do
here in America.”
Deloera credits her experiences
as a student in South Africa for
showing her, by contrast, how many
chances to succeed exist in America
compared to very poor countries.
That knowledge, she said, energized
her and forged a sense of motivation
within her.
Her dream job is to open her own
Mexican restaurant someday, which
she will call “Taqueria Tito’s.”
Deloera, 20, who has a Hispanic
heritage, speaks fluent English and
fluent Spanish. On the SCSU TV station, UTVS, she served as an anchor
for a Spanish-language segment of
the programming.
Anyone interested in becoming
a painter, helping do marketing or
becoming a painting customer for
“College Works Painting” should call
Deloera at 320-291-5116. The best
time to call is in the early morning or
evenings due to her college classes
and credit-union work schedule.

Just over half of abductions are committed by
strangers. While it’s important to keep all the probabilities in balance and to not let fear take over,
parents can talk to children about how to recognize
some dangers.
Tell your children their gut feelings are important.
If they don’t feel comfortable responding to an
unknown adult’s greeting, children should respect
their instincts. Children should never accept a ride
from a stranger, even if it’s a plea for help of some
kind. Instead, they should run or walk away immediately. Encourage your children to feel confident
saying a clear and definitive “no” to strangers. They
needn’t feel guilty for refusing any such kind of offers
or requests.
Teach children if an adult is following him or her
on foot they must get away as quickly as possible
and get help from a friend’s parent, shopkeeper or a
nearby group of adults. If someone follows them in a
car, your children should change directions abruptly
and avoid any kind of contact.
If an adult tells your children someone in their
family’s been hurt, such as a parent or a pet, tell
them they should always check home to confirm the
facts before leaving with the adult to go anywhere,
especially if it’s an adult they don’t know very well.
The best all-around guideline to teach your children is that feeling safe trumps being polite. Rudeness
can be apologized for later, but a sixth-sense about
danger is a skill that will serve your children well.
Beside abduction and sexual exploitation, Internet dangers are the main societal threat to children’s
well-being. To minimize these dangers, there are
some precautions parents can take and guidelines

they can offer kids for their use of the Internet.
Make sure you know where and when your child
is accessing the Internet, whether it’s at school, at a
friend’s house, community center or library. Computers outside your own home might not have suitable
content filters, so talk to your child about the possibility of coming across inappropriate content. This
might be in the form of pornographic images, sexist
commentary or hate literature about religions or ethnic groups.
Install your own filters and blocking software on
home computers so accidents can be minimized. Unfortunately, even with filters some inappropriate images of nudity or sexuality are still just a click away.
Talk to your child about what to do if they come
across such content. Encourage them to seek out an
adult, such as a parent or teacher, immediately. If you
sense they wouldn’t be comfortable doing so, try to
find out why and make it safe for them to come to
you for information or discussions about what they’ve
seen.

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